THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS, DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND INFORMATION
Covering Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles and Turtles, including Colubrid snakes, Pythons, Elapids (called Cobras or Coral Snakes in some countries), Sea Snakes, File Snakes, Blind (or Worm) Snakes, Sea Turtles, Freshwater Turtles (or Tortoises) Dragon Lizards (Agamas), Gecko's, Legless Lizards Monitor Lizards (often called Goanna's in Australia), Skinks and Crocodilia

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A Listing of Australian Turtles
Distribution Key

ORDER: Testudinae (Turtles)

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Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
Carettochelys insculpta Pig Nosed or Pitted-Shelled Turtle NT
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) expansa Broad-Shelled River TurtleNSW,Qld,SA,Vic
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) longicollis Eastern Snake-Headed Tortoise NSW,Qld,SA,Vic
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) burrunganjii *Sandstone Long-necked Turtle NT
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) canni *Cann's Long-necked Turtle NT,Qld
MacroChelodina (Macrochelodina) walloyarrina *Kimberley Long-necked Turtle NT,Qld
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) novaeguineae *New Guinea Long-necked Turtle NT,Qld
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) kutchlingi *Kutchling's Long-necked Turtle WA
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) oblonga Oblong TurtleWA
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) rugosa Northern Snake-Necked TurtleNT,Qld,WA
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) steindachneri Flat-Shelled TurtleWA
Elseya albagula
Southern Snapping Turtle Qld
Elseya dentata Northern Snapping TurtleNT,Qld,WA
Wollumbinia (was Elseya) latisternum *Saw-Shelled Turtle NSW,NT,Qld
Wollumbinia (was Elseya) purvisi *Purvis' Turtle NSW
Elseya jukesi *Jukes' Turtle NT,Qld
Elseya lavarackorum *Gulf Turtle NT,Qld
Elseya irwini *Yellow-headed Snapping Turtle Qld
Elseya stirlingi *Stirling's Turtle Qld
Wollumbinia (was Elseya) bellii *Bell's Turtle NSW,Qld
Wollumbinia dorsii *Dorse's Turtle Qld
Wollumbinia (was Elseya) georgesi *Georges' Turtle NSW
Elusor macrurus *Mary River Turtle Qld
Emydura australis North-West Red-Faced TurtleWA,NT
Emydura krefftii Krefft's River TurtleNSW(?),Qld
Emydura macquarii *Maquarie Turtle NSW,Qld,SA,Vic
Emydura signata (was macquarii) Brisbane Short-necked Turtle NSW,Qld
Emydura subglobosa Jardine River Turtle Qld
Emydura tanybaraga *Northern Yellow-faced Turtle NT,Qld
Emydura victoriae Northern Red-faced Turtle NT
Emydura worrelli *Worrell's Short-Necked Turtle NT
Pseudemydura umbrina Western Swamp TurtleWA
Rheodytes leukops Fitzroy River TurtleQld
Trachemys scripta * Red-eared Slider - INTRODUCED ACT,NSW,Qld (From USA)

Family: Cheloniidae(SEA TURTLES)

Note that although Sea Turtles may stray into or spend time in cooler water, the females must return to warmer climates to lay their eggs.
Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle (All States)
Chelonia mydas japonica Green Turtle (All States)
Eretmochelys imbricata bissaHawksbill Turtle(NSW,NT,Qld,Tas,Vic)
Lepidochelys olivaceaPacific Ridley Turtle(NT,Qld?,WA,Vic, SA?)
Chelonia depressaFlatback Turtle(NSW,NT,Qld,WA)
Dermochelys coriaceaLeathery or Luth Turtle(All States)


DISTRIBUTION KEY

Click on the abbreviation below to see a map of the area

CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island
NSW = New South Wales
NT = Northern Territory
Qld = Queensland
SA = South Australia
Tas = Tasmania
Vic = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

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February 4, 2013